February 20, 2009 22:06

Leonard Cohen announces North American tour

Announcement comes the day after his first US show in 15 years

Leonard Cohen performed his first US show in 15 years at New York’s Beacon Theatre last night, and today it was announced that he will head out across the continent on an extensive summer tour.

The singer songwriter has not released a new album since 2004’s ‘Dear Heather’, and recently resumed live shows to earn money after his business manager and lover Kelley Lynch misappropriated more than $5 million of his money, leaving him with just $150,000.

A court awarded him a $9 million in civil judgment, but he has not been able to get the money from Lynch.

The tour calls at:

Austin, TX Michael and Susan Dell Hall at Long Center (April 2)
Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie (3)
Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre (5)
San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall (7)
Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre (10)
Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre (13)
Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (17)
Vancouver, British Columbia General Motors Place (19)
Victoria, British Columbia Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (21)
Seattle, WA WaMu Theatre at Qwest Field Events Center (23)
Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place (25)
Calgary, Alberta EPCOR Centre's Jack Singer Hall (26)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Credit Union Centre (28)
Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre (30)
Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre (3)
Chicago, IL The Chicago Theatre (5)
Detroit, MI Fox Theatre (9)
Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion (11)
Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music (12)
Waterbury, CT Palace Theater (14)
New York, NY Radio City Music Hall (16)
Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum (19)
Quebec City, Quebec Pavillon de la Jeunesse (21)
Kingston, Ontario K-Rock Centre (22)
London, Ontario John Labatt Centre (24)
Ottawa, Ontario National Arts Centre (25)
Boston, MA Wang Theatre (29)
Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (June 2)

--By our New York staff.
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